The NHL announced Kyle Ryan Jersey on Friday evening that it has suspended defenseman Nikita Nesterov two games for boarding forward during a game on Thursday night.Nesterov was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct f .He had a hearing with the department of player safety on Friday afternoon that resulted Cole Hamels Jersey in the two-game ban.From the NHL's explanation:"Although McKenzie is turning while receving this pa s, at no point from the moment he becomes eligible to be checked does Nesterov see anything other McKenzie's back. The onus therefore is entirely on Nesterov to either avoid Ben Zobrist Jersey contact, or, at the very least, minimize it. Not only does Nesterov continue with the check, but rather than minimize contact, he instead drives into McKenzie and launches him forcefully into the boards, causing an injury."Here is the NHL's full explanation, as well as the hit itself.This is David Ross Jersey the first time Nesterov has been punished by the league for a hit. He will lose $7,983.88 in salary as a result of the Craig Kimbrel Jersey suspension. That money goes to the players' emergency a sistance fund. Nesterov will mi s Tampa Bay's upcoming games against Buffalo and the Nashville Predators and will be eligible to return to the lineup on Friday, October 23 against the Winnipeg Jets.